Global Seva Amazon: Day 2 Through the Andes

Today we traveled by bus from Quito to Lago Agrio.  The 9-hour trip took us across the Andes mountains and into the Amazon Basin.  Our guide, Amparo, shared lots of interesting information about Ecuador along the way.  One thing I hadn’t known is that Quito is famous for their beautiful roses, 75% of which are shipped to the United States.

Global Seva Amazon: Day 1

Well, I’m here. The First Day. Those words seem so loaded, so full. Of promise and expectation. Of trepidation and fear. Of anxiety and excitement.The day has been full. Introductions, names, yoga, intention, grounding, presence, sharing, listening, exploring boundaries, learning, laughter, connection, information, heartbreak, overwhelm, hope, sleep.It’s easy for me to feel disembodied. Part of me is still at home with my husband and kids, part of me is here with this

Social Change Incubator World Muse Receives $2,500 “Living Your Bhakti” Grant

 Bhakti Chai, a major 2013 partner of Off the Mat Into the World™, culminates this year’s partnership with the first ever “Living Your Bhakti” Grant Contest. The contest sought Off the Mat Into the World Leaders who are “living their bhakti” (their devotion through social action) via a non-profit or project that significantly benefits the global community and that furthers the mission of Off The Mat, Into The World (OTM).

The Good Fighter – Yoga Journal Interview with Marianne Elliott

It’s time to take your yoga off the mat. We are sharing an article from Yoga Journal with Marianne Elliott, writer, yoga teacher, human rights advocate and Off the Mat Senior Leader. She believes that “There is something magical that happens when people come together in person to share stories. I tell stories that inspire people to be braver and to find their unique way to serve the world.”

She is Rising: Global Seva Challenge India

Please enjoy this powerful epic poem Suzanne Sterling wrote during her month-long visit to India with the Global Seva Challenge: India participants.

Suzanne and Seane traveled with Off the Mat leaders who had successfully raised $20,000 each to combat sex trafficking in India through the Global Seva Challenge program. Together, 200+ Seva leaders raised $1 million.

This is Suzanne’s reflection of her time in India.

EYI 2013: Sweet Surrender

According to the Yoga Sutras, yoga should be easeful and restful. There is a certain awareness of ease that comes after any big release, yet the contents of that release are often fraught with tension, fear, tightness and ego. It was not part of my upbringing to be aware of these feelings in myself without judgment and repression. If things didn’t feel right, they were buried in my body while my head kept itself busy with other things.

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